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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Perry County is $12,988, which is much lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Perry County median household income is $25,528, which has grown by 26.38% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Perry County residents spend 27.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #67

Perry County	12,988 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Perry County	20,086 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Perry County	21,678 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Perry County	18,993 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #63

Perry County	25,528 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Perry County	36,433 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #31

Perry County	26.38%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Perry County		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.93%	$32,079, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	52.50%	$13,052, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.42%	$2,041, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.44%	$17,015, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Perry County	30,154 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Perry County	42,798 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Perry County	Alabama	U.S.
White	$43,796, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$19,654, see rank	$29,055	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Perry County	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$7,361, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$19,679, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,058, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$23,838, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Perry County	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,153, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	3,745, 45.93%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,371, 36.61%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	17, 0.45%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,354, 36.15%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,163, 85.89%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	191, 14.11%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,374, 63.39%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	4,408, 54.07%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,811, 41.08%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,811, 41.08%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,433, 79.13%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	378, 20.87%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,597, 58.92%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Perry County	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,499, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,011, 80.47%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	231, 9.24%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.24%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	153, 6.12%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	60, 2.40%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	38, 1.52%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Perry County	27.1 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Perry County	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,596	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	1,163, 44.80%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	239, 20.55%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	162, 13.93%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	97, 8.34%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	66, 5.67%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	111, 9.54%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	478, 41.10%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	1,433, 55.20%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	378, 26.38%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	336, 23.45%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	513, 35.80%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.21%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	203, 14.17%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Perry County	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,596, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	238, 9.17%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	184, 7.09%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	605, 23.31%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	219, 8.44%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	96, 3.70%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	14, 0.54%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	107, 4.12%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	70, 2.70%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	626, 24.11%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	292, 11.25%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	108, 4.16%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	37, 1.43%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Perry County	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,534	37.37%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	721	30.90%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.